A Late Thanksgiving Is Just Part of the Shift in Spending Habits

ATLANTA—FedEx Corp. said it expects to ship a record 22 million packages on Dec. 2, this year's Cyber Monday, an indication that many shoppers will be clicking "add to cart" instead of heading to malls in the days immediately after Thanksgiving.

It is the first time FedEx's busiest shipping day will land on e-commerce's version of Black Friday. The busiest shipping days used to fall further into December, as e-commerce in its earlier days tended to be more for last-minute gifts. That has been rapidly changing.